Deconstructing the English Passive / / Anja Wanner.
This book analyzes the form and function of the English passive from a verb-based point of view. It takes the position that the various surface forms of the passive (with or without thematic subject, with or without object, with or without by-phrase, with or without auxiliary) have a common source a...
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Wanner, Anja, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Deconstructing the English Passive / Anja Wanner. Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Mouton, [2009] ©2009 1 online resource (230 p.) text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Topics in English Linguistics [TiEL] , 1434-3452 ; 41 Frontmatter -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The English passive and linguistic theory -- Chapter 3. Ingredients of the English passive -- Chapter 4. The implicit agent in English passives -- Chapter 5. The use of the passive in academic discourse: A case study -- Chapter 6. Conclusion -- Backmatter restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star This book analyzes the form and function of the English passive from a verb-based point of view. It takes the position that the various surface forms of the passive (with or without thematic subject, with or without object, with or without by-phrase, with or without auxiliary) have a common source and are determined by the interplay of the syntactic properties of the verb and general syntactic principles. Each structural element of the passive construction is examined separately, and the participle is considered the only defining component of the passive. Special emphasis is put on the existence of an implicit argument (ususally an agent) and its representation in the passive. A review of data from syntax, language acquisition, and psycholinguistics shows that the implicit agent is not just a conceptually understood argument. It is argued that it is represented at the level of argument structure and that this is what sets the passive apart from other patient-subject constructions. A corpus-based case study on the use of the passive in academic writing analyzes the use of the passive in this particular register. One of the findings is that about 20-25% of passives occur in constructions that do not require an auxiliary, a result that challenges corpus studies on the use of the passive that only consider full be-passives. It is also shown that new active-voice constructions have emerged that compete with the passive without having a more visible agent. The emergence of these constructions (such as "This paper argues.") is discussed in the context of changes in the rhetoric of scientific discourse. The book is mainly of interest to linguists and graduate students in the areas of English syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Feb 2023) English language Discourse analysis. English language Passive voice. Grammar, Comparative and general Verb phrase. Grammar, Comparative and general Voice. Englisch /Sprache. Passiv. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General. bisacsh English /language. passive. Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1 9783110238570 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Linguistics and Semiotics 2000-2014 (EN) 9783110238457 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Linguistics and Semiotics 2000 - 2014 9783110636970 ZDB-23-DLS Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter De Gruyter Mouton Backlist 2000-2015 9783110742961 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2009 9783110219517 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGES TITLES 2009 9783110219524 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LINGUISTICS 2009 9783110219548 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter E-BOOK PAKET LINGUISTIK UND LITERATURWISSENSCHAFT 2009 9783110219470 ZDB-23-DGA print 9783110196320 https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110199215 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110199215 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110199215/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The English passive and linguistic theory -- Chapter 3. Ingredients of the English passive -- Chapter 4. The implicit agent in English passives -- Chapter 5. The use of the passive in academic discourse: A case study -- Chapter 6. Conclusion -- Backmatter |
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